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Show encourage education and the members thereof take advantage of it. John R. Winder, first counselor of the first presidency with well-nigfour scoie and ten years hanging over his head, spoke briefly.. Mr. Winder offered up a devout proyer. He said, in thankfulness, that his life had been spared thus long, and he attributed it to the goodness of the Lord that this is so Mr. Winder announced it to be his fixed determination to stand Largest Gathering of Saints in the staunchly by the president of the church and to serve the Loid more deHistory of the Church at the votedly than ever MODERN UTOPIA RAILWAY PLANNED v GETS h Seventy-eight- Conference. h Second President Joseph F. Smith Declares That There is Today a Greater and More Gratifying Spirit of Union and Love in the Church Than Ever, Salt Lake City. -- There can be but little question that the seventy-eight- h conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints was the largest gathering of the kind in the history of the church, members of the faith being present from all quarters y li, Days Session. The crowd in attendance at the Saturday session of conference of the Latter-day Saints was largely in excess of the opening session, it being estimated that at least 12,000 people were present. The principal address' of the day was made by Apostle Orson Whitney, who, in the commanding language if which he is a master, made answer to an alleged attack made by Bishop Spalding on Sept. 22, in which the! Episcopalian divine took to task various denominations creeds or cults. Apostle Whitney entered into a spirited defense of the purity of the Mormon home, .and closed with the expression of the hope that Bishop Spalding did not realize what he was saying when he uttered tthe words attributed to him. Apostle Hyrum M. Smith took the prod to what he characterized hypocrites and fakers, aiming particularly at those who, he said, pretend to preach the gospel, -yet deny the per. j , sonality 'of God. , Other speakers were Apostles Rud-ge- r Clawson, whose address was devoted largely to statistics; George A. Smith, who also spoke on the subject of marriage and children, and George A. Richards, who spoke of the progress of the church. Apostle Joseph A. Richards, at the afternoon session, said that there is every, reason to be thankful to God, for the Lords promises have been fulfilled. - We have seen the church grow In seventy-seveand a half years from a membership of six to one of the magnificent proportions which we now behold. This has been accomplished in the face of the sternest op- position, attacks and vituperation on the pait of the press and pulpit, but in this woik we know that the Eternal Father is at the helm. Apostle Richards declared that was foreseen in a dream by Nebuchadnezzar, and likewise its coming was the fulfillment of a vision of John, who had seen another angel in the distauce. Saints ought to be "The Latter-daencouraged and thankful. They will become a mighty people. They have the organization and the authorities of the primitive church. - Why ought church of the Latter-da-y not th f the globe. The first days services of the conference, on Friday, October 4, consisted of the semi-annureview by President Joseph F. Smith and addresses by President John R. Winder and Apostles A. H. Lund, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith and Heber J. Grant In the evening there was an illustrated lecture and an organ recital by J. J. McClellan in the tabernacle and a meeting of the quorum of the seventies In the Assembly hall, (During the evening also there were meetings and reunions in various parts of the city. In his address at the opening of the conference President Joseph F. Smith took occasion to say that there is today a greater and more gratifying spirit of union and love in the church than ever before. 'He said the interest In the doctrine of the Latter-da- y Saints Is more widespread than ever and that the work of extending the teachings of Jesus Christ ceases not, but m- creases every day , So far as I know, and I think we ae in a position to judge rightly, there is a spirit of union and love in all the church and pervading the people of God. Such a condition is a The (source of pleasure and strength. Saints relative fluty of the Latter-dato the work of the Lord should be paramount to everything eIseF It Is true that men ant1 women necessarily have to engage in various temporal occupations, to provide themselves with the necessaries of life. The Lord designed that His children should enjoythisl life and its blessings. Saints It has been said that the idler shall not eat the bread of the industrious, there shoud be no idlers among ' " - y V Mor-monis- y eatest? LE SELECTED. ROOSEVELTS WAR PROGRAM. Wants More Warships and 600 Additional Officers. President tashington. Though Roosevelt has been awarded the Nobel peace prize, and is hailed by The Hague conference as one of the foremost advocates of the peace movement, he adheres to the old belief that the best way to insure peace is f.o be eternally ready for war. Proceeding on that theory, the administration will lay before congress next winter a program that will, if carried out, largely increase the efficiency of the American army and navy, and make this country better prepared to meet any hostile nation in the event that future differences can not be amicably adjusted. To begin with, the president will recommend the construction of two new battleships instead of one,' as oiiginaliy intended: Then he will recommend tnat the number of army officers be increased from 300 to 600, which means an increase in the standing army. rd Ivina - Chosen as Apostle Teasdale. Sal y. At both the fore- noon ancTVfternoon sessions of the Sunday conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints, every inch of seating capacity was taken advantage of, over 30,000 persons having passed through the gatfes during the day. Anthony Woodward Ivins, president of the Juarez stake in Mexico, was selected by the conference to fill the vacancy caused by the death ot Apostle George Teasdale. Apostle Ivins is a native of New Jersey, is 65 years of age, and lives with his family in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The election was unanimous. President Joseph F. Smith and the present authorities of the church were sustained. The conference decided to suspend the organ recitals until the April conference, and during the course of the day listened to a number of adresses, chief among which was one by Brigham H. Roberts, in which Mr. Roberts reviewed the history of the state of Missouri so far as it related to the part taken by the Saints in their early efforts to found settlements. Mr. Roberts severely scored those who were responsible for the sufferings inflicted on the Mormons and declared, in conclusion, that the state, as a state, had sown the wind and reaped the whirlhad been wind; that its chastisement I complete. An address by Apostle Reed Smoot was largely devoted to a warning against becoming the prey of fakers, patent medicine agents, eye glasB venSenator Smoot dors and the like. urged his brothers and sisters to keep out of debt and spoke earnestly against investing money in speculations. Apostle David O. McKay spoke of the value of Internal strength, sa,ing that all the internal organs must be healthy if the outer body would stand. The president of the central states mission spoke briefly on the progress of the church in his section and reported the headquarters at Independence, Mo., to be In a flourishing condition. Joseph S. Wells delivered an adand dress on the growth of the church himfelt by the gratification expressed self and ail of his people that this is so. Overflow meetings were held in Bar-ra- tt hall and in the assembly hall. The services in the former place were in charge of Seymour B. Young and in Apostel Rudger Clawson presidedwere the assembly hall. Both halls ' filled. Senator Spooner Bryan Attacks Roosevelt Idea. St Louis. -- William J. Bryan was in St Louis on Sunday to fill a lecture engagement, and in an interview he attacked President Roosevelts idea of centralized federal control of corporations as outlined in his speech here on Wednesday. Mr. Bryan also said the. memorial to congress asking for tie. limiting of powers of the lower federal courts in suspending laws, adopted' at the meeting of attorneys general last week, reflected the sentiment of the people. Sugar Factory Started. ' Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Idaho Falls sugar factory started on its full run September 30, and from present indications a most promising camare paign is anticipated. The beets discoming in from all parts of the trict, and are above the average ton-in sugar matter and purity. The nage, which will be in the neighborhood of 80,000 tons, will be the heaviest ever handled by this mill. Two and a large hot new centrifugals water tank have Just been installed, which will assist in the run. Salt Laker Murdered in Los Angeles. Los Angeles. The police are inves-- . tigating what is believed to be a, case of murder. Saturday morning the body of a man was found in the rear of a house at Fourteenth and Main streets. It had evidently been taken there In a carriage. The face and head were badly bruised, and the dead ' man had been bleeding from the nose and mouth. Papers found on the body indicated that the victim was Thomas McCue; that he had left Salt Lake City on Sept 19, and that he had previously been & guest at the Trinidad hotel, Trinidad, Colo. God. y s -- Los Angeles, Cal. One hundred men and women, residents of southern California, have banded together in the organization of La Prosperidad Colony association, which has for its object the setting up of a modern Utopia on the eastern coast of Lower California. Byron iall, president of the association, is now in the City of Mexico conferring , with President Diaz relative to the sale and concessions involved in the purchase of 300,000 acres of land. A city laid out in a scientific manner will occupy the center of the vast tract. The land will be cultivated by the association, which will control all the public utilities. No buildings detrimental to the public welfare and no saloons will be admittec. Families will receive an allowance for each child; there will be no subscribing to any religion; men andAvomen will work equal hours for equal wages and the initiative and referendum will govern the colony. The hundred members already enlisted will be the pioneers, it being the ultimate Intention to establish tvo similar colonies when the first is successfully under way. One is to be south of the City of Mexico, and the other in Kern county. Cal. S RailWorking For ' ' Atlanta, Ga. Whether reduced passenger fares shall continue in Georgia is the practical issue involved in the suit in equity of the Central of Georgia against the state railroad commission, argument on which has begun in the United States distiict court before Judge Newman. ' The Central of Georgia, while at present complying with the commissions order reducing their maximum fare to 2 cents a mile, allege that the reduction amounts to confiscation of property. Former United States Senator Spooner of Wisconsin is among the counsel for the railroad. road. Loeb on a Bear Hunt Helena, Mont. William Loeb,. Jr, secretary to the president, accompanied by United States Senator W. Thomas H. Carter and - Harry Child, president of the Yellowstone Park Transportation company, has left Helena for the Yellowstone section, where the party will spend one month in hunting bears and fishing. It is understood that Mr. Loeb Informed his friends while in Helena that he would leave the public service the first of the year to accept the presidency of a large eastern corporation. But Few Settlers Attend the Brule Land Drawing. Pierre, S. D. At the opening of the registration office of the lower Brule land drawing art 9 oclock Monday morning only a handful were present, it being generally known that the order of the registration would have nothing to do with the order of the drawing and the few who desired the honor of registering number one were the only ones on hand. About 500 registered during the day. Sixty thousand acres will be divided among the few who draw lucky numbers in the lottery. A Denver Dynamite Plot. A Denver. containing package fifty-on- e sticks of dynamite was found by the police on a vacant lot in the rear of Edward Chases residence in this city. A search had been made after Kemp Bigelow, clerk in a book store, reported that he had overheard two men near the city park discussing a plot to Mow up Chase, Governor Buchtel and a number of other prominent citizens of Denver. Chase for many years has been at the head of the syndicate which controls the poK icy shops and principal gambling houses in this city. -- EXPRESS. CO, CREAM Of PROFITS HUB Man Confesses to Sending Infernal Machine to Goyernor and Other Prominent Men. Young RATF is the Charge Made by the Creamery Companies, Which File , f ,, Charges of Discrimination and Secretary Straus is Trying to Stop Conspiracy. the Immigration of Brown Men Such 1 The Latter-da- y Saints should put their highest thoughts to the cause of Zion, to the cause of truth, to the cause of righteousness. The Lord Instituted this work for the salvation of men in this life as well as for the souls redemption In the world to come. "I do not believe in the doctrine taught by some that it matters not what a man does in this life, so long as he confesses Christ before death. I wish to impress upon the Saints the necessity for observing the gospel precepts. You know for. .yourselves the truthfulness of the gospel, and now it is for you to live it live up to the covenants you have made with God, so that no man can pointrto you as a transgressor, as a wicked and corrupt man. "Let your light so shine that men will see your light, and glorify your Father in heaven. "Keep away from the haunts of sin. Have charity. There are those who Saints. speak only evil of Latter-daThese persons are mostly in our midst. They shut their eyes to all good, and send out false reports. I leave such persons in the hands of a just God. President Anthon H. Lund devoted a large part of his address during the forenoon session of the conference to the work of missionaries in the foreign field. - President Lund declared lilmself extremely pleased with the reports that come from the various missions. The speaker desired to add his testimony to that of President Smith that everything points to greater unity and deeper love and believed that the manifestation of this spirit is due in po small degree to those who labor abroad. There is every hope and encourSaints, agement for the Latter-da- y said President F. M. Lyman in the course of an hours discourse at the afternoon session of the conference. "There is every reason why the people should be cheerful, declared Apostle The Lord continues to susLyman. tain them. They have been gaining experience and have an army of veterans in the service of the Lord." Glowing words of praise were those nttered by Apostle Heber J. Grant in memory of the late Apostle George Teasdale. Twenty-fou- r years ago the two had assumed the office together, said Mr. Grant, and there had never been a moment when he did not admire the man as he lived, and now that he was dead he revered his memory. Apostle Grant also urged a compliance with the Injunctions laid down In the Word of Wisdom. Higher edcuation was the theme of an address by Apostle John Henry Smith. The trend of the speakers argument was that the church should dpie"bt 'A n One Hundred Men and Women Band Together and Will Purchase Land in Mexico on Which They Will Build Homes. 10 Washington --Charges of discrimination and conspiracy are made in a petition filed with the Interstate commerce commission on Saturday by the Declares 'He Had No Intention of Fairmont Creamery company, and several other creamery companies against Harming Them, But Wished to a number of northwestern and westBecome a Hero, With Probable ern railroad companies, and he UnitFinancial Reward ae a Result. ed States, Adams,, American and Wells-Farg- o Express companies. .The complainants secured an injunction Denver. Governor Henry A. Bucn-te- l, from the federal court at Chicago, reDavid H. Moffatt, president of the the railroads from pitting straining and First National Bank of Denver, increased rates into effect until the Charles B. Kounze, president of the matter is on by the interstate Colorado National bank, received, commerce passed The petitioncommission. inferthrough the mails on Tuesday, ers have an aggregate capital of nal machines containing sufficient They produce annually dynamite to have caused great deof butter, the net profpounds struction of i'ves and property had its on which is asserted to be less than they been expkded one-haa cent a pound. It is asserted been given that the proposed increased rates are Fortunately warnifig had to the recipients cC the machines by unjust, unreasonable and discriminaChief of Police Michael Delaney, who tory, and will take absolutely all the had obtained a confession from Kemp profits from the creamery business. V. The charge is made that the Illinois Bigelow, by whom they were mailed. Central, the Rock Island, the Chicago Bigelow confcssed, also, that he had Great Western, the Burlington and the sent infernal machines to Lawrence C. St. Paul, in order to retaliate against the conspired to dePhipps and Edward Chase, but these stroy complainants, terminate and competition were not delivered. among all said defendants respecting On Sundav night Bigelow notified the transportation of cream and also the pol!ce department that he had to increase the tariffs for transportoverheai d tv o men talking about a ing cream and so to discriminate plot to kil El ward Chase, Governor against the complainants as to drive Burbtcl and other prominent citizens, them out of business. and that Mr Oiia.es residence was to They ask that the proposed rates be be blown up tha night. A search in declared illegal. the vicinity of the Chase residence reMAN DISGUISED AS w)MAN. sulted in the discovery of a package sticks of dynamite. containng fifty-onBigelows story was regarded with Baker City Newspaper Men Have suspicion, and he was placed under Theory Regarding Murder of Brown. arrest Monday night. On Tuesday he Portland; Ore. A special dispatch confessed that he himself had placed the dynamite near Mr. Chases house from Baker City to the Evening Telewheie it was found, and that he had gram says that newspaper representasent several infernal machines by tives and other newspaper men of mail. Had this confession hot been Baker City have established what they obtained in time to give warning to believe to be incontrovertible evidence the men to whom the machines had that three men were implicated in the been sent those who opened the boxes assasnation of Harvey K. Brown, one containing the dynamite would un- of the men dressed in wopaans being doubtedly have been killed. "kimono. Three men have (Bigelow said that he was unable to attire in a been traced from the store where they eayn enough at his regular employment to keep him properly and con- purchased the kimono, and it is beceived the idea of making a hero of lieved the one who posed as a woman himself, with probable financial re- pulled the wire which exploded the gard as a result, but that he had no bomb. It is known that a woman was real intention of bringing any harm seen near the scene a short time beto any one. fore the tragedy. According to the the three Telegrams representative Spanish Officials at Casablanca Need men k ono had a who T j mthe Good Spanking. discussion in the store regarding The Paris. Special dispatches received size of the garment, one declaring he here from Casablanca declare that ar- could not wear it, as it was too small. Noting the look of surprise on the rogant attitude nd ridiculous pretensions of tlie Spanish commander at clerks face, he said it was for a large woman. A larger garment was purCasablanca are again causing difficulchased. A singular fact is that shortly The that insists officer ties. Spanish before the purchase was made a man no European shall leave the city withvisited another store and was shown out an order signed by himself. This some mother hubbard wrappers, but officer, according to the special correbought a Teddy bear instead to dispondents, recently broke into the vert attention. Union club at Casablanca, excluded the members and Installed himself in AFTER THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC. the buildings The members protested to the Spanish consul. It is charged Government Making Inquiry Into Realso that the Spanish commander at San Francisco'. bate Charges does not treat General Drude, the French commander, with the respect San Francisco. John Hr Marble, due his greater rank. one of the attorneys representing the federal government in the investigaPistol Duel in Denver. tion being conducted in this city by Colo E. T. Osbnrn. a Interstate Commerce Denver, Commissioner bookkeeper of the Green Canon Coal Franklin K. Lane, into the subject company, was shot and instantly railroad rebates and other killed by E. L. Pierce, a claim acdeclares that the officials have abuses, countant for the Denver & Rio Grande sufficient evidence to convict officials railroad. They had quarreled. of the Southern Pacific Railroad comapplied an epithet to Pierce and pany of such violations in at least fifthe latter demanded that Osbum apolty cases. It is understood the matter ogize. This he refused to do and a will be referred to tne Washington two Pierce fired shots fight began. authorities very shortly and that Unitat Osburn, both of which took effect ed States District Attorney Devlin in the heart. Both men were recent he asked to present the facts tc will arrivals in this city, Osbnrn coming federal the grand jury. from Parsons, Kans., and Pierce from Whitevilie, N, C. DRIFTED ALONG IN OLD RUTS. Lumbermen Indicted. Hawaiian Farmers Have Let Theii Minneapolis. As a result of its in Plantations Run Down. vestigation the federal grand jury has Washington. It is the opinion of exreturned nineteen indictments against lumbermen and officers of perts of the department of agriculture that tiiat the people of Hawaii have the Northwestern Lumbermens assonever fully realized the agricultural deciation, charging conspiracy to fraud by the use of the mails. The possibilities of their islands. Instead black book plan was puvsued by the of going in for diversified crops, and lumbermen and other opponents of instead of scientifically studying and e staples, Hawaimail order houses and provided simp- improving the ly that the victims nf the device were ian farmers have drifted along in old to be made to answer futile corre- ruts until they have been literally spondence and send out innumerable forced to abandon certain lines of production because of their inability to catalogues, ail with no result in trade keep pace with the rest of the world. The production of coffee, once a Sailor of the Yofktown Shows Cen industry of Hawaii is rapidly leading tral Americans How to Kill Bull. declining, many coffee planters being San Francisco The United States obliged to go out of business. The gunboat Yorktown, which was dis- coffee situation, as sized up by the patched six months ago to Central government scientists, is typical of American waters, arrived here on other agricultural pursuits in HawaiL natural resources, cliTuesday. She brought no news of There are the and' soil water, which go to mate, trouble between the republics. The a success. But coffee make raising officers and men on the vessel were farmers have permitted the. .of many well treated at the ports visited and their plantations to run down; they at Anapala, where they were guests have failed to weed out plants of inof honor at a bull fight. The sport was ferior grade afld substitute those of tame, and one of the sailors finally the highest grade.. Disaster has been rushed into the ring and killed the the logical result l bull with his knife. Government Failed to Make Case. ' Chinese Welcome Taft. A Milwaukee, Wis. I. J. Rosenburg, Shanghai. Secretary of War Wil indicted at Denver for conspiracy to Iiam H. Taft and the members of his defraud the government in cowenlon party arrived here on Tuesday on the with the operations of the Federal steamer Minnesota, which Is convey- Coal & Iron company, has been disCommissioner ing him from Japan to Manila. The charged by United States havthe government Bloodgood, Chinese and foreign residents of with connection his Bhow to failed united In giving the distin ing The argufhanghaivisitor the heartiest welcome the alleged conspiracy. in the case of C. L. Jones were ments that ever has been extended to a for- then taken up, the attorneys for Jones eign statesman. Speeches of welcome mguing that the conspiracy, if any were made in English by local Chi- had been shown, was made in Milnese business .men, officials" and the waukee and not in Colorado. representatives 'Of the 'viceroy. lf e t Os-bur- n ' well-know- n old-tim- 1 -- to the United States. The Force of Immigration" Inspectors Along the Canadian Border Has Been Increased With a View to Controlling Flood of Asiatic Immigration. , Washington. Immigration of Jap anese into America is , increasing at-salarming a rate that- - it has beea determined to' adopt extraordinary measures to prevent the introduction into the United States not only of . Japanese, but of other Asiatic coolie-iaborOne result of the trip of Sec- - -reiary Straus has been an increase in the force hf immigration inspector ' along the- - Canadian border with a view to controlling the flood of Asiatic, immigration. It is known that more than double the number of Japanese have come into the United States thus far in the year 1907 than cam here during the satne period last year. Naturally the. figures of the government do not include the hundreds ot Japanese who have come into the country surreptitiously. They have come across from the Canadian hnis Mexican' borders principally without hindrance, despite the means adopted by the government to prevent the of Japanese laborers. Returns from the Canadian immigration offices show that 8,286 Asiatics landed at the British Columbia ports of Victoria and Vancouver be- - . tween January 1 and September 18, 1907. Of this number 2,872 were His dus and 4,S11 were Japanese, most o. the latter reaching Canada from Honolulu. The remainder were Chines who paid admission fees of $100 for the privilege of landing in Canada. The field of labor in that section of Canada is limited,' and the investigations of the, United States immigration inspectors have shown that most of the Japanese and Chinese expect ultimately to get into the "United States. SECURED HALF A MILLION.' Manufacturing Comphny Accused of Swindling Postoffice Department. General Washington. Postiluiiter Meyer has suspended I te payment of the Hartford Manufacturing company of Hartford, Conn., and has submitted the matter to the attorney general, foi such further action as may be deemed proper. The Hartford Manufacturing company, up to July last, supplied the stamped envelopes and newspapei Chem wrappers sold at postoffices. leal analysis of samples has disclosed the fact that the composition of" the envelope paper has been below the requirements of the contract, and according to the computations of the experts of the postoffice depaitment the company has in the last four years wrongfully benefited to the extent of about $425,000. h - r p -- Bandit Raisuli Wins Out. Tangier. The release of Chid Sir Harry MacLean, who for some time has been held captive by the bandit Raisuli, at last seems to be within measurable distance. The Associated Press announces that it has been informed on responsible authority of the' acceptance by the British government of Ralsulis terms for MacLeanS the principal items being $150,-00- 0 ransom and British protection for Raisuli and his family. Great Britains advance of th ransom will b guaranteed by Sultan Abdel Aziz. re-'ea-se, Englishman Elopes With Daughter ot Millionaire Oil Man. New York. Every - mite of the North Atlantic as far as the wireless waves will reach 1b being searched for trace of Samuel Clarkson, a young Englishman, and his bride, who was Miss Helen Maloney, the daughter of Martin Maloney, the inillionaire oil man. The couple have not been heard of since they came here on a shopping tour from Spring Lake, N. J., on Friday. Instead of returning home the young woman sent a message informing her parents that she had married the man she loved. Another Trial Necessary. Francisco. The jury ' which tried former Attorney General Tirey L. Ford, general counsel for the United Railroads, on the felony charge of bribing Supervisor Thomas F. Loner-gain the sum of $4,000, to vote for the trolley franchise in June of 1906, voted eight for acquittal and four for conviction, and at 3 oclock Saturday afternoon was discharged y Judge Lawlor, after having been out eight-- " een hours. Ford is under heavy bonds and will be given his freedom until he can again be placed on trial. San n, ' if' i t ' - Hv Killed With His Own Gun. Price, Utah. At Sunnyside, Louis Saresena, an Italian coal miner, was murdered with his own gun by John Tallericod, a fellow countryman.1 Saresena, Joseph Granda and Tallericod were in a saloon and were discussing' matters in connection with the Italian lodge of the camp. The discussion in their own tongue grew heated, when Saresena drew his automatic revolver and fired three shots at Tallericod, but none of them took effect Tallericod wrested the gun from his as sailant and shot him dead. V iM tf A V |
